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- LGD code
- 48149
- Pincode
- 246162
- Post office
- Naugaonkhal
- Population
- 567
- Households
- 125
- Literacy rate
- 65.4%
- Sex ratio
- 1164 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 63
- Distance to district centre
- 2 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 4 km
- Distance to Dehradun
- 93 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 223 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kotdwara · 44 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Dr. Dhyani's Clinic · 1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Dantha compares
By population, Dantha ranks #7 of 278 villages in Chaubatta Khal mandal.
Literacy rate
%
65.4%
−4.5% vs mandal average
- Dantha
- 65.4%
- Chaubatta Khal mandal
- 69.9%
- Pauri Garhwal district
- 72.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,164
−77 vs mandal average
- Dantha
- 1,164
- Chaubatta Khal mandal
- 1,241
Household size
people per home
4.5
+0.5 vs mandal average
- Dantha
- 4.5
- Chaubatta Khal mandal
- 4.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dantha at a glance
Dantha is a village of 567 people in 125 households (Census 2011) in Chaubatta Khal tehsil, Pauri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand, the 7th-largest of 278 villages in Chaubatta Khal tehsil. Literacy is 65%, 5 points below the tehsil average of 70% and the sex ratio is 1,164 women per 1,000 men. It lies 2 km from the Pauri Garhwal district centre, 14 km from Kulheri, the nearest town, 44 km from Kotdwara railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 246162, served by Naugaonkhal post office; the LGD village code is 48149. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dr. Dhyani's Clinic, 1 km away. The village votes in Chaubattakhal assembly constituency, represented by MLA Satpal Maharaj. The population is estimated at 668 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Key facts — Dantha
- LGD code
- 48149
- Pincode
- 246162
- Post office
- Naugaonkhal
- Population (Census 2011)
- 567
- Population (projected 2026)
- 668
- Households
- 125
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1164
- Literacy rate
- 65.4%
- Coordinates
- 29.96665°N, 78.90557°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Garhwal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Chaubattakhal
- Member of Parliament
- Anil Baluni
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Satpal Maharaj
- Block / Mandal
- Chaubatta Khal
Getting there
How to reach Dantha
Distance to cities · straight line
- Dehradun93 kmcapital
- Delhi223 km
- Kolkata1250 km
- Mumbai1355 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKotdwara44 km
- Bus stopRatkot13 km
- Hospital / PHCDr. Dhyani's Clinic1 km
- ATM / bankPolytechnic SBI ATM31 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum30 km
- CollegeUttarakhand University of Horticulture & Forestry14 km
- Police stationRudraprayag Police Station36 km
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
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